DIRECTION
Geneva, Oil at Any Price is a 52-minute Swiss documentary directed by Tay Blyth-Kubota and Roland Chauville.
Japanese and British, Tay Blyth-Kubota is a filmmaker with over a decade’s experience specialising in cinematography, documentary, self-shooting, and humanitarian and human rights filmmaking. A graduate of the London Film School and Cambridge University, he is currently working freelance. Recent clients with whom he has worked for either a director or cinematographer include UN Agencies, international NGOs, TEDx, Montreux Jazz Festival, the Discovery Channel and national and international broadcasters. He also works as a trainer empowering Communications specialists to become self-shooters in the field.
Roland Chauville is Franco-Swiss. He began his career in the field of human rights by founding the NGO UPR Info in Geneva in 2007. After ten years as its director, he left the organisation to found an independent production house, Les Productions du Noyer.
Geneva, Oil at Any Price is his first documentary film.
PRODUCTION
The film is produced by les Productions du Noyer and Radio Télévision Suisse - RTS.
Les Productions du Noyer is a production house created in Geneva in October 2019 by Roland Chauville. Its aim is to promote human rights and the environment through all forms of artistic production.
The documentary Geneva, Oil at Any Price is its first production.
PODCAST
We have recorded a podcast in which Tay and Roland, co-directors of the film, explain the creative process that went into making this film.
CREDITS
Production
Les Productions du Noyer
Roland Chauville
Co-production
Radio Télévision Suisse - RTS
Documentaries and Original Series Fiction Unit
Steven Artels / Gaspard Lamunière
With the participation of
Cinéforom and the support of Loterie Romande
With the support of
Freestudios - Genève
Fonds de production télévisuelle
Direction
Tay Blyth-Kubota
Roland Chauville
Cinematography
Tay Blyth-Kubota
Animation and illustration
Martine Ulmer
Editing
Naima Bachiri
Music
Marquis' McGee
Written by
Roland Chauville
Tay Blyth-Kubota
Journalist
Francois Pilet
Voice over
Adrienne Butty Bucciarelli
Christophe Delesques
Post production
Freestudios - Genève
Giorgio D'Imperio
Jean-Charles Weber
Boris Rabusseau
Maxence Ciekawy
Remi Mencucci